Washington County School District

Job Description

 

Job Title:               Assistant Academic Data Coach (222B)

Department:          Assigned School Location

Reports To:           Principal

FLSA Status:         Non Exempt

Salary Schedule:    Extra Duty Assignment

Prepared By:         Director of Assessment and Student Services

Prepared Date:      9/22/05

Approved By:        Director of Human Resources

Approved Date:    9/28/05

 

SUMMARY

Performs analyst duties in public school setting by performing the duties listed below under the direction and oversight of the Head School Information Analyst.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

Utilizes COGNOS and UTIPS and trains other school personnel in its use

 

Organizes and presents data to administration and staff in a comprehensible manner

 

Understands the basic design of the UPASS measures and can explain to others

 

Tracks student progress on an individual, classroom, and school level

 

Disaggregates assessment results

 

Organizes data to develop student, classroom, and school profiles

 

Coordinates the compilation of data necessary for the CSIP

 

Translates assessment data in order to guide instructional practices

 

Assists teachers in setting up systems to collect, organize, and utilize data.

 

Organizes data for use by collaborative teams

 

Extracts relevant data from the district data warehouse and organizes it for use at the school

 

Works with the school testing coordinator in the distribution of UPASS assessment results

 

Interprets UPASS reports

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

 

QUALIFICATIONS  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Ability to operate basic word processing and spreadsheet software and can navigate the internet. Possesses excellent organizational skills.  Ability to sustain involvement with long-term projects and assignments.  Remain flexible when demands and/or assignments change.  Sustain a high level of enthusiasm for the assignment.  Must possess a basic understanding of the operations of a school.  Must reflect a high degree of professionalism and maintain high expectations of self and students.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelors Degree; or one to two years directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS None

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to communicate effectively with others both orally and written.  Ability to work effectively with teachers and administrators.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.  Can interpret information when presented in tables, figures, and graphs.  Possess basic knowledge of descriptive statistical measures. 

 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.